Industry 4.0 Contracts in the West Midlands

Industry 4.0
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 107 136 -
Rank change year-on-year +29 - -
Contract jobs citing Industry 4.0 5 4 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.26% 0.17% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.77% 0.52% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 -
England median daily rate £463 £500 £650
% change year-on-year -7.50% -23.08% +44.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.33 - -
Median hourly rate £24.65 - -
75th Percentile £26.98 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £24.65 £55.00 -
% change year-on-year -55.18% - -

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Industry 4.0 is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 649 768 1,005
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 33.26% 32.23% 28.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 411 522 721
10th Percentile £308 £263 £256
25th Percentile £363 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +13.10%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £585
90th Percentile £750 £700 £688
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 19 26
10th Percentile £10.42 £17.10 £12.00
25th Percentile £14.71 £17.99 £12.91
Median hourly rate £22.50 £24.00 £15.86
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +51.32% -5.71%
75th Percentile £40.25 £52.50 £17.70
90th Percentile £58.75 £65.50 £19.38
England median hourly rate £30.16 £22.49 £26.98
% change year-on-year +34.13% -16.66% +2.08%

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Industry 4.0 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Industry 4.0 in the West Midlands

Industry 4.0
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Industry 4.0 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham +14 4 - - 1
Warwickshire - 1 - -
Industry 4.0
England

Industry 4.0
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (100.00%) German Language
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) IoT
1 5 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (60.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 5 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 5 (100.00%) CAFM
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 5 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 5 (100.00%) Energy Management
1 5 (100.00%) Informatics
1 5 (100.00%) Process Management
2 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) SAP